Tug-holder



H. LONG.

TUG HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, I918.

1 ,3 1 7, 1 68. Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

HARRY LONG, OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON.

PUG-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 22, 1918. Serial No. 246,043.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARR Lone, a citizen of the United States, residing in the county of Douglas, State of WVashington, have invented certain new and useful I111- provements in Tug-Holders; and I do here by declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in harness, and particularly the tug holders or supports.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved device of this character in which the trace or tug can be quickly and easily held in proper position or released.

Another object resides in the novel and improved means for securing the tug support on the harness.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional View taken on the line H of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, the pres ent invention includes a frame 12, which is substantially right-triangular in outline, the base of the frame being indicated at 10. In the outer end of what will be termed the altitude side 13 of the frame there is formed a slot 14, the purpose of which will presently appear. The hypotenuse side of the frame, which is represented at 15, has its outer end curved in a direction away from the outer or slotted end of the side 13, and on the opposite edges of the intermediate portion of the side 15 there are formed the angular parallel flanges 16. Carried by the concave face of the intermediate portion of the side 15 is a pin 17, the purpose of which will also appear hereinafter, as the description proceeds. Disposed through an opening 18 in the right angle of the frame, and secured therewithin, is one end of a bowed spring 19, the intermediate portion of which is disposed on the intermediate portion of the side 15 of the frame, and between the flanges 16. The other end of the spring is turned upwardly and is loosely slidable through the slot 14:. It will be noted that the angle between the outer portion of the spring and the adjacent portion of the side 15 is the same as that which exists between the other end of the spring and the other end of the side 15. There is thus formed an entrance throat 20 for the tug or trace, and a space 21, at the inner portion of the frame for the retention of tug or trace, after said trace has been pushed between the spring and the side 15. By reason of the loose and slidable engagement of the outer end of the spring through the slot 1-1, the spring is permitted to yield at its intermediate portion to permit the tug to pass.

In the inner end of the side 15 there is formed an opening 22 for the passage of the girth strap 23 therethrough. A second opening 2st is also formed in the slide 15, adjacent the first opening. At the other side of the pin 17, the side 15 has formed therethrough the openings 25 and 26, and through all of these openings the said strap 23 is passed, for holding the device in proper position. In the strap are formed openings 27 which are arranged to interchangeably receive the pin 17 whereby the strap is capable of adjustment, as will be readily understood.

The bowed spring is sufliciently strong to resist the accidental release of the tug, but will readily yield under pressure by the operator to permit the insertion or removal of the tug.

\Vhat is claimed is:

1. A tug support including a frame, one side of the frame having a transverse slot therein, the outer end of the opposite side of the frame being bent to extend away from the said slotted end in divergent relation thereto, and a bowed spring secured at one end to the end of the fran'le remote from the slot, and having its other end slidable through said slot, the intermediate portion of the spring being disposed in frictional contact with the intermediate portion of the adjacent side of the frame.

2. A tug support including a frame including a base and spaced side portions, one of said side portions being formed to offset its intermediate portion toward the other side portion, the outer end of the said op posite side having a slot therethrough, a

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bowed spring having one end secured to the In testimony whereof, I aflix my signaframe remcte from thedslot and contactiililg ture inthe presence of two Witnesses. With the 0 set interine iate portion of t e other side, said last-named side having re- HARRY LONG 5 taining flanges on the sides of its offset por- Witnesses:

tion, the other end of said spring being, LOUIS J. CROLLARD, slidable through said slot. FRED M. OROLLARD.

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. Washington, D. G. 

